CURRICULUM SPECIALIST Rev. July 2025
All LISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of confidentiality by following the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student information
and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for employee and student information.
Job No.: 3411 FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Executive Director, Curriculum & Instruction Pay Grade: 304
Dept./Campus: PK-12 Curriculum Term: 207 days
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
To develop, support, and continuously improve the curriculum program and support teachers and campus
leaders in their understanding and implementation curriculum and instruction.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Support campuses in areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment.
- Develop and support implementation of LISD's guaranteed and viable curriculum.
- Maintain timely communication with instructional staff.
- Collaborate with appropriate staff to support instructional practice that supports high levels of student
engagement and student ownership of learning.
- Support the alignment of written, taught, and assessed curriculum.
- Collaborate with PreK-12 curriculum teams and campus staff to align district curriculum and
instruction initiatives.
- Serve as a member and/or facilitator of district and community teams as appropriate.
- Develop and provide professional learning aligned to content and district initiatives.
- Utilize curriculum and data management software to improve and enhance curriculum documents and
instructional resources.
- Compile and analyze state and local assessment data to coordinate plans for improvement in targeted
areas.
- Partner with content coordinators and specialists to support teachers' use of engaging instructional
practice aligned with the district curriculum and student needs.
- Collaborate with other Learning and Innovation staff to align and support resources of best practices
for advancement and intervention.
- Seek out and apply new learning in research, emerging trends, instructional strategies/materials,
current technology, and district initiatives to improve curriculum and instruction.
- Promote the district vision, initiatives and culture.
- Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
- Abide by district and state policies and guidelines.
- Demonstrates regular and prompt attendance.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
CURRICULUM SPECIALIST Rev. July 2025
All LISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of confidentiality by following the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student information
and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for employee and student information.
GENERAL QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES
Education/Certification/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in education or related field. Master's degree preferred.
- Valid Texas Teacher Certification.
- Minimum three years successful teaching experience, core content experience preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Knowledge of research-based instruction and curriculum development; Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills; subject matter effective instructional strategies and assessment; systems thinking; and
continuous improvement philosophy.
- Skills in communication; organization; collaboration; professional development; computer; and
meeting facilitation.
- Ability to collect, analyze, and use data to improve student learning; self-direct; coordinate multiple
tasks; and willingness to continue professional growth/development as needed to extend knowledge.
Mental/Physical/Environmental Demands
The essential functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the characteristic duties,
responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities noted herein; however, this is not a comprehensive listing of all
functions and tasks performed by positions found in this job description.
- Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy
machine, and computer printer.
- Ability to understand, remember, and communicate routine, factual information.
- Ability to organize and prioritize own work schedule on short-term basis.
- Ability to make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit.
- Ability to compose letters, outlines, memoranda, and basic reports and/or to orally communicate
technical information.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and to record, balance and check results for accuracy.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-priority environment.
- Ability to handle difficult conversations and deescalate employees, staff, and parents.
- Use standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals.
- Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
- Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching.
- Occasional lifting and carrying (up to 25 pounds).
- May work prolonged or irregular hours.
- Work with frequent interruptions.
- Maintain composure and professionalism at all times.